Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Antigua and Barbuda

Share of population aged 65 and over in Antigua and Barbuda in 2025 — 12.3%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8.5 pp.

2025 12.3% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 83of 217
Period maximum 12.3%2025
Period minimum 3.9%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–202505101519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.9%1962: 4.2%1964: 4.5%1966: 4.8%1968: 4.8%1970: 4.9%1972: 5.4%1974: 6%1976: 6.7%1978: 7.2%1980: 7.8%1982: 8.3%1984: 8.7%1986: 9%1988: 9.1%1990: 9%1992: 8.7%1994: 8.3%1996: 7.9%1998: 7.6%2000: 7.4%2002: 7.3%2004: 7.2%2006: 7.1%2008: 7%2010: 7.2%2012: 7.5%2014: 7.9%2016: 8.4%2018: 9.1%2020: 9.9%2022: 10.7%2024: 11.8%2025: 12.3%
Change over the period: +8.5 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda 12.3%
World 10.4%
Caribbean computed 11.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Antigua and Barbuda, by year Antigua and Barbuda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.3 +0.6 pp
2024 11.8 +0.5 pp
2023 11.2 +0.5 pp
2022 10.7 +0.4 pp
2021 10.3 +0.4 pp
2020 9.9 +0.4 pp
2019 9.5 +0.3 pp
2018 9.1 +0.3 pp
2017 8.8 +0.4 pp
2016 8.4 +0.3 pp
2015 8.1 +0.3 pp
2014 7.9 +0.2 pp
2013 7.6 +0.2 pp
2012 7.5 +0.2 pp
2011 7.3 +0.1 pp
2010 7.2 +0.1 pp
2009 7.1 +0 pp
2008 7 −0 pp
2007 7 −0 pp
2006 7.1 −0 pp
2005 7.1 −0.1 pp
2004 7.2 −0.1 pp
2003 7.2 −0.1 pp
2002 7.3 −0 pp
2001 7.3 −0 pp
2000 7.4 −0.1 pp
1999 7.4 −0.1 pp
1998 7.6 −0.2 pp
1997 7.7 −0.2 pp
1996 7.9 −0.2 pp
1995 8.1 −0.2 pp
1994 8.3 −0.2 pp
1993 8.5 −0.2 pp
1992 8.7 −0.2 pp
1991 8.9 −0.1 pp
1990 9 −0.1 pp
1989 9.1 −0 pp
1988 9.1 +0 pp
1987 9.1 +0.1 pp
1986 9 +0.1 pp
1985 8.9 +0.2 pp
1984 8.7 +0.2 pp
1983 8.5 +0.2 pp
1982 8.3 +0.3 pp
1981 8 +0.3 pp
1980 7.8 +0.3 pp
1979 7.5 +0.3 pp
1978 7.2 +0.3 pp
1977 6.9 +0.3 pp
1976 6.7 +0.3 pp
1975 6.3 +0.3 pp
1974 6 +0.3 pp
1973 5.7 +0.3 pp
1972 5.4 +0.3 pp
1971 5.1 +0.2 pp
1970 4.9 +0.1 pp
1969 4.8 −0 pp
1968 4.8 +0 pp
1967 4.8 +0.1 pp
1966 4.8 +0.1 pp
1965 4.7 +0.1 pp
1964 4.5 +0.2 pp
1963 4.4 +0.2 pp
1962 4.2 +0.2 pp
1961 4 +0.1 pp
1960 3.9

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.